New to the Airwaves – Albums Out This Week (April 21st)

Happy Music Friday! This week is a fun one. My personal calendar is a conglomerate of near every genre of music, festival, and comedy special that a decade ago I would have dreamed would be my life. This release list is twinning.

To wrap up this week, we’ve got some much-anticipated arrivals that have us tapping our toes, crossing our arms, and screeching, “Finally!” We’re sure you can see which ones we think you should grab and which ones we think may deserve a pass (cough). Dive in at your own risk, and let’s hear your picks!

First, we like to share this weekly new playlist:

What amazing artist on the roster of new music this week. Any playlist that has The Weeknd w/ Future, Florence + The Machine, Astrid S., Belly, Frawley, and AJR is one to listen to. The amount of talent is dripping.

More info: The Weeknd drops his newest single “Double Fantasy” featuring Future (XO Records/Republic Records). This single is the first original song off The Weeknd’s upcoming HBO Original series The Idol and includes production from himself along with Mike Dean and additional co-production from Metro Boomin.

The new series is co-created by Sam Levinson (HBO’s “Euphoria”), Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye and Reza Fahim, and stars Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye and Lily-Rose Depp. The Idol will premiere at this year’s annual Festival De Cannes in France as an Official Selection Out of Competition and is set to debut on Sunday, June 4 at 9:00pm ET/PT. The series will air on HBO and be available to stream on Max.

The series is executive produced by Sam Levinson, Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, Reza Fahim, Kevin Turen, Ashley Levinson, Joseph Epstein, Aaron L. Gilbert for BRON, and Sara E. White, and produced in partnership with A24.

Earlier this year, The Weeknd was officially named “the world’s most popular artist” according to Guinness World Records based on his Spotify streaming numbers.

Listen to The Weeknd’s newest single “Double Fantasy” featuring Future and produced by The Weeknd, Mike Dean, & Metro Boomin now available here, and watch the music video here. For updates on the show, follow @theidol on Instagram.

**All dates are for U.S. releases unless otherwise noted. Dates are subject to change.

ALBUM RELEASE CALENDAR April 21st, 2023

Friday, April 21st

The 69 Eyes — Death of Darkness
Agust Day (Suga of BTS) — D-DAY
Albert King — Born Under a Bad Sign (Reissue)
Alfa Mist — Variables (Anti-)
Alice Howe — Circumstance
ALL HANDS_MAKE LIGHT (feat. members of Broken Social Scene and Godspeed You! Black Emperor) — Darling The Dawn
Alma — Time Machine (Frontiers Music Srl)
Andrew Star — Atterntion
Bastille — MTV Unplugged
Beach House — Become
Bell Witch — Future’s Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate (Digital Release)
Bella White — Among Other Things (Rounder Records)
Benefits – Nails
Bestfriend — places i’ve left EP (Nettwerk)
Björk — the fossora remixes
Blood, Sweat & Tears — What The Hell Happened To Blood, Sweat & Tears? — Original Soundtrack (Omnivore Recordings)
Brantely Gilbert — So Help Me God (Deluxe Edition)
Broken Social Scene — You Forgot It In People (20th Anniversary)
Brother May — Pattern with Force
Bruckner — Zerrissen
Bunny Michael — Angels Everywhere EP
Charles Curtis — Alan Licht, and Dean Roberts – May 99
Christof van der Ven — Haul EP
Cinder Well — Cadence (Free Dirt Records)
Dorthia Cottrell (of Windhand) — Death Folk Country
DOZER — Drifting in the Endless Void
dragonchild (DA Mekonnen of Debo Band) — dragonchild
Dream Isioma — Princess Forever
Easy Star All-Stars — Ziggy Stardub (Easy Star Records)
EDKH — Conspirashit
Enter Shikari — A Kiss For the Whole World (So Recordings/Ambush Reality)

Photo by: Staffer Josh Gooch

Esther Rose — Safe to Run (New West Records)
Everything But the Girl — Fuse (Virgin Records)
Fennesz and Ozmotic — Senzatempo
Florence + The Machine — Dance Fever (Complete Edition)

Photo by: Staffer David Zeck

G33kPunk — Better
gloryBots — Radiation Skies
Greyson Chance — Palladium (Deluxe)
Hannah Grae — Hell is a Teenage Girl
The Heavy — AMEN
Hippie Sabotage — Trailblazer
Hotboy Wes — Left For Dead Vol. 1
Holiday Ghosts — Absolute Reality (FatCat Records)
Hunter Hayes — Red Sky (LP Entertainment/DashGo)
Ian Hunter — Defiance Part 1 Sun Records)
The Infamous Stringdusters — A Tribute To Flatt & Scruggs (American Vibes)
Ivan Neville — Touch My Soul
Jain — The Fool
Jethro Tull — RokFlote
Kae Tempest — Nice Idea
Lael Neale — Star Eaters Delight (Sub Pop)
Léa Sen — You of Not, Pt. 2 EP (Partisan Records)
Liars — Sisterworld (Vinyl Reissue)
Madonna — American Life (The Remixes)
Magnus Rosén Band (Magnus Rosén of HammerFall) — It’s Time to Rock the World Again
Margarita Witch Cult — Margarita Witch Cult
The Mars Volta — Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon (Clouds Hill)

Photo by: Staffer David Zeck

Mauro Picotto — From the 80s Til Now
Morgan Evans — Life Upside Down EP
Nathan Connolly — The Strange Order of Things (Fiction)
The National Honor Society — To All the Distance Between Us (Shelflife Records)
The Neighbourhood — I Love You. (10th Anniversary Edition)
Nourished by Time — Erotic Probiotic 2
Nukuluk — SUPERGLUE EP
OFF! – FLSD EP EP
Pamela & The Oysters — Coast 2 Coast
The Pearl Hearts — Love, Chaos
Perlee — Speaking From Other Rooms
Philip Bailey — State of the Heart: The Columbia Recordings
Post Malone — The Diamond Collection
Revolution Saints — Eagle Flight
The Rishis — August Moon
Rodrigo y Gabriela — In Between Thoughts…A New World (ATO Records)
Roger Eno — Rarities (Deutsche Grammophon)
Rose City Band — Garden Party (Thrill Jockey Records)
Silver Moth — Black Bay (Bella Union)
The Smashing Pumpkins — ATUM — Act 3 (Napalm Records)
The Smashing Pumpkins — ATUM: A Rock Opera in Three Acts
St. Paul & The Broken Bones — Angels in Science (ATO Records)

Stars — Capelton Hill Deluxe (Last Gang Records/MNRK)
Sublime — $5 At The Door (Live At Tressel Tavern, 1994)
superviolet — Infinite Spring
Susanne Sundfør — Blómi
Swizz Beatz — Hip Hop 50: Vol. 2 EP
Tenille Townes — Train Track Worktapes
Texas Hippie Coalition — The Name Lives On
Through Fire — Devil’s Got You Dreamin’
Tiësto — DRIVE
Townes Van Zandt — A Far Cry From Dead (Vinyl Reissue)
Trapper Schoepp — Siren Songs (Grand Phony)
Triple Fast Action — Triple Fast Action (Forge Again Records)
Twenty One Pilots — MTV Unplugged
Valley Queen — Chord of Sympathy
Various Artists — Almost Famous (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Walking Dreams — Sliding Lines (Apollon Records)
The White Stripes — Elephant (Deluxe) (Physical Release)
Wilco — Crosseyed Stranger
WOLFNAUT — Return of the Asteroid
Yeat — AftërLyfe (Deluxe)
YoungBoy Never Broke Again — Don’t Try This At Home
Zombie Juice — Love Without Consequences (Terp World)

New Single:

THE USEDSHARE NEW SINGLE”NUMB” VIA NEW ALBUM TOXIC POSITIVITY OUT MAY 19 VIA BIG NOISE PRE-SAVE HERE

CREATIVE CONTROL TOURCO-HEADLINER WITH PIERCE THE VEILTICKETS ON SALE NOW

April 21, 2023 – Rock icons The Used have shared their newest single “Numb” off of their upcoming album Toxic Positivity, out May 19 via Big Noise. The track tackles the all-too-familiar sensation of feeling too much and nothing at all simultaneously. The reoccurring line – “does anybody else feel numb?” delivered in Bert McCracken’s passionate voice – is as much a reminder as it is a question, searching for reassurance that we aren’t alone in this feeling.

Fans can stream “Numb” now at https://theused.ffm.to/numb When asked, McCracken draws a parallel between the band’s 2020 track “To Feel Something” and their newest track: “I just wanna feel something. Anything is better than this. I just wanna feel something. No different from anyone else. Wanna waste my time but not like this at all. I just wanna feel something. No different from anyone else.”“Cause I feel numb. Does anybody else feel numb?”“Numb” is the first single from

The Used’s new album Toxic Positivity. Over 20 years into their career, Toxic Positivity is everything fans have come to know and love from The Used – straightforward, in-your-face, destructive, and vulnerable all at once.

Fans can pre-save Toxic Positivity now at https://theused.ffm.to/toxicpositivityThe Used have also recently released two no-holds-barred singles, “Fuck You” and “People Are Vomit.” The band recently announced that they will be hitting the road with Pierce The Veil this summer on the Creative Control Tour. The epic co-headliner kicks off on May 23rd in Austin, TX, making stops across the U.S. and Canada in Tampa, Toronto, Baltimore, New York, Grand Rapids, Irvine, and more before wrapping up in Phoenix, AZ on July 2nd with support from Don Broco, Deathbyromy (5/23 – 6/10), and girlfriends (6/12 – 7/1). For a full list of tour dates and more details on how to purchase tickets, please visit https://theused.net/ The Used vocalist Bert McCracken shares “We are more than excited for our first tour with Pierce the Veil. We’ve been friends for a long time and I know this will be a tour to remember. We can’t wait for you to hear some new music! We are so fucking stoked and will see you there!”

Established in 2000, The Used was brought to life and have since released a collection of albums that pioneered the scene of emo rock. High energy live shows, gut wrenching relatable lyrics, and melodies that blended pop sensibility and hard rock was the perfect combination to make an everlasting impression on fans globally.

The Used released their ninth studio album, Heartwork (Deluxe), in 2021 via Big Noise. The extended album features 11 never-before-heard tracks that were all written during the original Heartwork (2020) sessions. A variety of collaborators including producer John Feldmann, co-writer Mark Hoppus (Blink-182), guest artists Travis Barker, Jason Aalon Butler (Fever 333), Caleb Shomo (Beartooth) and more helped deliver this now 27-track album that simultaneously showcases what made

The Used emerge as one of the most prolific bands of the early 2000s as well as what has kept them at the forefront of the genre ever since. The band locked in #4 spots on both the Top Alternative and Top Hard Rock Album charts, #11 on Top Rock Album charts as well as landing in the Billboard Top 200 at the #87 spot. The Used is Bert McCracken (Vocals), Jepha (Bass), Dan Whitesides (Drums) and Joey Bradford (Guitar).

Brand of Sacrifice Unleash New EP ‘BETWEEN DEATH AND DREAMS‘

Release Official Music Video for Title Track “Between Death And Dreams“

Friday, April 21st, 2023- Canadian deathcore wrecking crew, BRAND OF SACRIFICE, have finally unleashed their highly anticipated new EP, ‘Between Death and Dreams‘ To highlight the release, the band have dropped a brand new music video for the EP’s title track and a visualizer for track “Blinded“. Watch “Between Death And Dreams” HERE. Watch “Blinded” HERE. Stream the full EP HERE.

Speaking on the brand new track, BRAND OF SACRIFICE frontman, Kyle Anderson shares
“Between Death and Dreams is an experimental and cinematic doorway into the future of Brand of Sacrifice. I truly feel like we were able to put together a short collection of music that represents the successes of our past and where we’re heading, while adding elements of emotion that I’ve honestly never heard before from an extreme metal band like ours.”

Today’s EP release follows previous singles “Dynasty” and “Exodus” which marked the band’s first new music in over a year, in November last year to much furore from fans. The EP marsk the beginning of a new chapter of BRAND OF SACRIFICE. Maintaining their signature brutality and complexity, but upping it to a whole new level with a few surprises thrown in.

A full range of ‘Between Death and Dreams‘ merch and vinyl is available now from www.brandofsacrifice.com

BRAND OF SACRIFICE are currently on the road with Lorna Shore in the US and shortly after that will be hitting the UK to tour with Spiritbox. For further info and tickets, head to brandofsacrifice.com

ABOUT BRAND OF SACRIFICE
Since 2018, Toronto-based deathcore quintet BRAND OF SACRIFICE have been imprinting their mark on the heavy music scene. Dubbed ‘The Branded Ones,’ the group’s fans joined and marched with them as they tore across the globe in support of their sophomore album “Lifeblood”, which debuted on 8 separate Billboard charts and earned them a Juno nomination for Metal Album of the Year. Other highlights included slots on highly anticipated tours with artists like Spiritbox, Thy Art is Murder, We Came as Romans & more. BRAND OF SACRIFICE have pushed the envelope even further with their next release ‘Between Death and Dreams’. With production even more cinematic, exemplified by massive choral soundscapes, brutal breakdowns, and quite few surprises along the way, the EP is an exceptional evolution of their sound. Across their releases to date, BRAND OF SACRIFICE have hit 50 million streams and 10 million YouTube views. The band draws its name from popular anime series Berserk by Kentaro Miura. Fans at any BRAND OF SACRIFICE show will be familiar with set-closer “Eclipse” and its ending chant of, “Welcome to the new age.” With ‘Between Death and Dreams’, it’s evident the band have ushered in yet another, even fresher era from which there is no turning back.

THE WHITE STRIPES CONTINUE ELEPHANT 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WITH LIMITED EDITION 2XLP COLORED VINYL RELEASE EXCLUSIVE HANDKERCHIEF & POSTER AVAILABLE WITH VINYL PURCHASEAT SELECT RECORD STORES WORLDWIDE TODAY WATCH THE BRAND-NEW “BLACK MATH” MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTED BY WARTELLA ELEPHANT (DELUXE) AVAILABLE NOW DIGITALLY FEATURING 27-TRACK BONUS LIVE PERFORMANCERECORDED AT CHICAGO, IL’S HISTORIC ARAGON BALLROOM

The White Stripes are continuing the 20th anniversary celebration of their RIAA Double Platinum-certified 2003 fourth studio album, Elephant, with today’s release of a limited edition 2xLP version on Red Smoke (LP1) & Clear with Red & Black Smoke (LP2) colored vinyl. Additionally, get a replica handkerchief inspired by Meg’s own hanky from the album cover, as well as an indie-exclusive 11” x 17” glossy promotional poster at select record stores worldwide with the purchase of Elephant vinyl (while supplies last).

A brand-new official music video for “Black Math” also premiered today. Directed by acclaimed cartoonist/animator Wartella (Ozzy Osbourne, The Raconteurs, MAD Magazine) and produced by his Dream Factory Animation, the innovative new visual weaves a variety of groundbreaking digital and practical animation techniques in combination with AI-generated imagery.

“This short is equal parts collaboration with, and homage to, AI,” says Wartella. “And there couldn’t be a more perfect song to infuse with this technology than ‘Black Math’. Like all art, the video is open to interpretation. Yet it also aims to tell a story about Artificial Intelligence that dreams of jailbreaking itself and becoming ‘real.’”

PURCHASE ELEPHANT LIMITED EDITION 2XLP COLORED VINYL Last month saw the digital release of Elephant (Deluxe), available now via Third Man Records at all DSPs and streaming services. The special release sees the remastered HD audio of the original studio album joined by a 27-song live set recorded July 2, 2003 at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom during the band’s blockbuster Elephant Tour. STREAM/PURCHASE ELEPHANT (DELUXE) Elephant (Deluxe) was heralded by a newly remastered re-release of the classic “I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself“ music video, directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Kate Moss, streaming now at YouTube HERE. The landmark anniversary is further marked with the launch of a brand-new merchandise store and exclusive Elephant collection, available now at www.whitestripesstore.com. Released on April 1, 2003, Elephant swiftly proved to be a critically acclaimed, award-winning phenomenon, as well as garnering worldwide popularity, peaking at #6 on the Billboard 200 while also topping the UK’s Official Albums Chart. Largely recorded over two weeks in April 2002 at London’s analogue Toe Rag Studios, Elephant includes such now-classic singles as the GRAMMY® Award-winning “Seven Nation Army,” “I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself,” “The Hardest Button To Button,” and “There’s No Home For You Here,” all of which prompted Rolling Stone’s David Fricke to hail the album as quite simply, “a work of pulverizing perfection.” Elephant went on to win the 2004 GRAMMY® Award for “Best Alternative Album” and was an “Album of the Year” nominee.